When he arrived, he was welcomed into the palace because of his knowledge of the thing called 'alchemy'. The queen was a petite thing, with long blonde hair that was tied on the right side of her head. During the queen's reign, the country was prosperous. Unfortunately, the queen died from the same sickness her husband suffered.

Her daughter, Rilliane, took control of the kingdom after her mother's death. At that time, Hohenheim was the minister. He was very close to the princess's servant, who was also her brother. Allen (or Len, as he liked to be called) was a kind soul, always putting his sister first, which might have been the cause of the war. If he hadn't spoiled her, the war might have never happened.

But it was too late now. The Lady of Green was dead, and so was everyone else he had known in Lucifenia.

Hohenheim shook his head, trying to shake out the horrible memories of those years. He glanced at his watch. His stop would be called any moment.

Sure enough, his stop was called within two minutes.

Hohenheim hopped off the train, his suitcase in hand. In the crowd, he couldn't help but notice two girls talking. One had long green hair in two pigtails tied back with black and pink bands. She was wearing a short black skirt and a nice fitting button-up shirt. Yet, it was her companion who shocked Hohenheim.

The girl looked about fourteen or fifteen and had on black short shorts and a baggy white T-shirt. She met Hohenheim's eyes and shot him a smile that even Envy would be afraid of.

The Daughter of Evil was alive.

And she was after him.

When Rin saw Hohenheim, the first emotion she felt was anger.

Seeing his face, all the painful memories of her past swirled in her mind.

She remembered Hohenheim promising to get Len out, hearing that he failed, and watching her brother die in front of her eyes.

Rin sighed and dragged Miku along.

"Where are we going?" Miku asked, surprised.

"We're going to tail that man," Rin told her. Miku looked at her with a confused expression. Rin sighed and promised to explain later.

They chased after Hohenheim, never giving up the chase. Finally, they managed to corner him. Well, Rin did. Miku gave up and went back home.

Unfortunately, someone else besides Hohenheim was waiting.

The she-male had long, black hair and reminded Rin of a palm tree.

"Well, if it isn't Ms. Flat Chested?" Envy said in a sarcastically happy tone.

"Stay out of this, palm tree!" Rin snapped. "This is between me and the old man. Go away!"

Envy's face darkened. "Father wants him. He's mine." He snapped.

"Not on my watch."

Rin lunged at Envy and whipped out her gun, shooting rapidly. Many bullets pierced Envy. Envy bent over, howling from the pain. "W-what the-?" He gasped. Rin smirked. "It's a mixture of liquefied lead and acid, with a touch of poison - not very good for your blood." Envy growled. "Why you little-"

"Hohenheim? Envy?"

The three of them turned to see Ed, holding a stack of books.

The sight of him made Rin flinch. The blond hair and determined eyes reminded her of Len. So did the way his jaw tensed when he felt threatened.

Looking at him brought back painful memories. Bittersweet ones, because although they were perfectly happy, she knew what had happened to him in the end. While she was staring, Envy lunged at her, but missed. All he managed was scraping her golden pocket watch. Fury washed over Rin.

The watch was her brother's, and was his last gift to her.

It was all she had left.

Furious, Rin turned and wrapped one of her hands around Envy's throat, cutting off his air supply. Envy choked and gasped, clawing at her hands. He quickly morphed into her brother's form. "Rin," he gasped, "Why? How could you?" Rin quickly jumped away from Envy, as if he was fire. She shoved past Ed, wipping her tears away on her arm. She ran back to her mansion, not faltering the whole way.

"What's wrong with Rin?" Kaito asked Miku. Miku shrugged. "She just stumbled to her room when she got here. She was crying and mumbling 'Len' over and over. Something must have reminded her of him." "Everything reminds her of him," Meiko snorted. "True, but she hasn't cried like that since he actually died," Gakupo pointed out. "Yeah...what do you think happened?" Gumi asked. Luka stood up. "I'll find out. And if I find out it's any of you, I will seriously beat the shit out of you." Everyone gulped.

"Rin, what's wrong?" Luka asked in a worried tone. She rubbed Rin's back soothingly. Rin buried her face deeper into her pillow. "Rin?" Rin looked up, her eyes red. "Tell me what happened," Luka demanded. Rin spilled everything out, telling her about seeing Envy and that weird guy who resembled Len. Luka tched when Envy was mentioned.

"I can't believe we represent the same sin!" She complained. "I mean, it's so embarrassing, having a gender confused palm tree representing MY sin!" She seethed. Rin smiled slightly. It always calmed her hearing ane-chan rant about Envy. Rin slipped her hand into her pocket and traced the watch with her fingertips. She looked at Luka. "Ane-chan," she said seriously, "Do you think Len can...come back?" Luka stared at her, startled. "No," she said softly. "But WE came back!" Rin said desperately. "Maybe-"

"Rin."

Rin looked up at Luka's face.

"No matter how hard you try," Luka said firmly, "He will never come back. He's not one of us. He's not a sin."

"I don't wanna be a sin anymore, ane-chan!" Rin cried, tears pouring down her cheeks. "I don't wanna live without Len! I wanna die, I wanna see Len, I wanna see him!" She sobbed into Luka's shirt. Luka patted her hair soothingly. It was calming, but nowhere as soothing as when Len did it. "Why?" She asked. Her voice was muffled by Luka's shirt. "Hm?" "Why did he die instead of me?" "...I don't know, sweetie," Luka said after a while. "It's my fault." Luka glared at Rin. "It is NOT your fault, young lady. It's Len's. He decided to die in your place. You didn't force him." Rin didn't say anything. Luka looked down at her face to see that she was asleep. Luka quietly crept out of the room.

The next day, Rin went to the grocery store.

She grabbed her bag, since Miku would throw a fit about the environment if she brought everything in a paper bag. Sighing, she headed out the door.

The air was nice and cool, the sun was out, and there weren't any clouds. A perfect day. Rin breathed in the cool, sweet air, smiling. She whistled as she walked.

She quickly bought the things she needed and left, eager to get back home. Suddenly, someone bumped her shoulder, causing her to spill everything.

"Oh, I'm so sor-" The boy stopped, his eyes widening. Rin stared. It was the guy from before - the one that looked like Len.

Rin stuffed her things into her bag and ran into the crowd.

"Wait!" Ed called. He dived in, trailing Rin.

Damn, this guy is fast, Rin thought bitterly. He could keep up with her when she ran! The only one who could do that was -

Rin shook her head, clearing her mind of the thoughts of her brother.

Suddenly, she felt a hand close around her arm. Ed turned her around, his eyes filled with determination. "Who the fuck are you?" He asked. "And why do you keep on running?"

Rin whipped her hand away. She rubbed her wrist, which was red. "What the hell?" She asked, annoyed. For a second, she was talking to a regular, clumsy, annoying boy, not Len's look-alike. Ed just glared. "Who the fu-" Rin turned and melted into the crowd before he could say another word. Annoyed, Ed followed.

She was easy to spot, since she was the only one he knew who owned yellow shoes. (It helped that he was only about 4 feet tall.)

Ed glanced around until he spotted something white and yellow, with a streak of black. He looked up. Bingo.

Ed grabbed Rin's hand. Rin responded by punching his face.

Ed scowled and rubbed his cheek, surprised at her strength. Rin swerved around like a real pro. She was fast - almost so fast that Ed couldn't see where she was going or where she was.

Almost.

Ed ran after the weirdo, huffing. Rin glanced back. Seeing that he was still tailing her, she increased her speed. Ed groaned.

Twenty minutes later, Ed was still tailing her.

Rin sighed - Miku was going to kill her for being late! After all, the diva couldn't live without her leeks.

Annoyed, Rin spun around and faced Ed. Ed, surprised at the sudden stop, ran into the wall. Rin smirked.

"Waddya want, chibi?" Rin asked. Ed's nostrils flared. "WHO'RE YOU CALLING A LITTLE DWARF WHO CAN'T EVEN REACH THE SINK?" He screamed. Rin smiled.

"You," she replied.

Ed screamed and ranted for another fifteen minutes.

Afterwards, Rin was left with a horrible headache.

"Are you done?"

Ed nodded.

"All right, so what the hell do you want? And why are you stalking me?"

Ed shrugged. "I dunno, you just seem like you know me."

Rin stared at the sky. It was getting dark. She could see the moon, yet it was still kind of bright. The sun had already set. It was about 6:00.

It was Len's favorite time of the day.

Rin's eyes filled with tears. Unable to hold them back, she covered her face with her hands and pushed Ed away. She ran back home.

In her room, Rin bawled her eyes out.